Hi there, can anyone help me. I have a 'NEC DVD RW ND-2500A' . It is on my 3 month old computer. The computer had 'Pinnacle Expression' software already installed. I finnally have enough footage from my cam-corder, and I thought I would edit it and burn a copy onto a DVD. My problem is that when Expression starts, a box comes up with the following: 'No cd-r or dvd-r writer has been detected'. you will be able to edit your movie but until a disk writer has been properly installed and configured no disk can be burned' I have checked the drivers for the dvd-rw and they seem ok. It plays cd's and dvd's fine and will format disks but no burn. I have a feeling I am missing something really obvious. Can anyone help?

hi minos, thanks for replying. Well I do have admin privaleges, I have jus done a 15 min crash course on ASPI, and I do believe that I dont have Aspi installed. I think I have IMAPI. Would you recommend I install ASPI? I dont have any other burn software yet, but I could d/load some free program as a last resort.

hi again minos, I have d/loaded power producer, and this program also doesnt see my DVD-RW. Just one question. Is ASPI very difficult to install once d/loaded, or is there simple steps to insert it in the correct place? Anyway thanks for your help so far, I intend to solve this if its the last thing I do

Hi again, I have installed ASPI ( it shows up in my drivers) and guess what. It still does'nt work. Someone recommended enabling SMART in BIOS which I have done. I have opened up the computer and checked the connections. I am starting to think that maybe the hardware is at fault, although the RW performs all other functions it is supposed to. Do you have any other suggestions.

No, This is the only PC I have, and the few people that i know with pc's, own antique machines. I have been scouring the net for some kind of diagnostic tool that may help, not much luck. Although i found 'software sandra' which is a great bit of kit that i discovered yesterday, and did some benchmark tests on the RW this is the result. Notice the warning near the end of the results. I dont know how to enable bus mastering

If you have registered your Pinnacle software with www.pinnaclesys.com you can download the latest driver patch which should make your software recognise your 2500A. I had the same problem with Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD until I downloaded and installed the driver update. Now everything works with my burner.